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Date:      Mon, 14 Jun 1999 09:30:34 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Ipswitch <ipswitch@apk.net>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Question on ports system 
Message-ID:  <199906141630.JAA02884@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 14 Jun 1999 10:27:53 EDT." <19990614102753.A25023@junior.apk.net> 

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> I really like the ports system, but there are times when it would be 
> easier to use a package. Has anyone thought about combining the ports
> system with packages a bit?

Not necessary, really.  Try  'pkg_add -r <pkgname>', eg.

 pkg_add -r emacs

does what you think it should.

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\\  The mind's the standard       \\  Mike Smith
\\  of the man.                   \\  msmith@freebsd.org
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